My Green Masala Bryani
handwrittenIngredients
- Green Masala Paste
- 2 lbs / 1 kg Chicken Breast
- First grind 3 oz of Corriander & leaves
- 3 oz Ginger fresh
- 1½ oz Garlic fresh
- 1 Green Chilli
- Using one cup + a bit of water
- This is the Green Masala Paste.
- To make the Curry
- Fry one large onion in oil
- Then add:
- 3 or 4 Serving Spoons of the Green Masala Paste Home Made
- 2 Teaspoons Garlic paste
- 2 Teaspoons Ginger paste
- 4 Teaspoons of Teens Green Masala
- 2 Teaspoons of Bryani Paste (Pataks)
- Then fry the above for 5 or more minutes until it is fried
- Then Add 1 Packet Breast of Chicken from Waitrose, 7 or 8 pieces cut up
Method
When Chicken is fried it will change its colour to white.
Then add 1 Tin of Tomatoes, 1 heaped serving spoon of Coconut powder, 4 or 5 dessert spoons heaped of Cream/Yogurt.
Add: 1 Teaspoon Cardamom powder, 3 Teaspoon of Cinnamon Powder, 1/2 Clove powder, 1/4 of Nutmeg powder, 2 " of Mint Sauce.
Mix well & cook. Add 2 Serving Spoons of Lemon Juice.
Then cover and cook like a curry for 15 minutes or until meat is nearly cooked. Leave to cool & keep overnight.
Then Boil 6 cups of Rice (Basmati) using only 6 cups of Water (½ cooked). In a pressure cooker or on the ring, which may take longer.
Then Have Fried onions, Ghee & Colouring Ready. Put Ghee at the Bottom of pan & start layering Rice & meat:
- 1 layer rice, curry on top
- Then rice layer adding nobs of Ghee, Onion & dots of Colouring & continue until Rice & Curry is finished.
Then Cook in the oven on 150° for 1 Hour.
Serve with Riata, Yogurt & Spring Onions, Salt & Sugar to Taste.